The Imo State Police command has confirmed the killing of four bandits suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The gun men had engaged the police officers in a gun battle when they(bandits) came to attack the Omuma Police Station in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.
In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Micheal Abattam, five undetonated bombs were recovered from the gun men.
“On the 20th March 2022 at about 0300 hours, Hoodlums suspected to members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network terrorist group came in large numbers with various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices ( IED) to Omuma police station shooting sporadically but, were swiftly repelled by the ever gallant and combat-ready Imo Police Command’s tactical teams and operatives of the DSS who responded immediately, positioning themselves professionally and strategically.
“The Police Operatives engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel and in the process four of the bandits were neutralised on the spot while other scampered into the bush having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds. While there was no casualty on the side of the joint security operatives.
“On the spot, five undetonated different capacities of Improvised Explosives Devices were recovered from the neutralised bandits and charm. The Police Bomb Unit have taken custody of the Bombs for detonation.
“Meanwhile, Command’s Tactical Teams are conducting a vigorous and aggressive combing of the bush to arrest the fleeing hoodlums and to recover their arms/ammunition since they cannot go far because of the huge damage done to them,” Police said.
